Shipping in the Bering Strait Region

Challenges and Solutions in the Era of Climate Change

A slow moving ship through ice floes.
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Less Ice, More Ships = New Challenges

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Overview

The Bering Strait

The sun's reflection on Arctic sea ice.
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Ship Strikes and Underwater Noise

A WHALE DIVES UNDER WHILE AS A CARGO SHIP PASSES IN THE DISTANCE.
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Heavy Fuel Oil

The bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Beaufort Sea, northeast of Barrow, Alaska.
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Shipping Emissions

RED OIL TANKER ANCHORED OFFSHORE AND RUNNING ITS ENGINES.
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At-Sea-Transfer of Fuel

A SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFER OF FUEL KNOWN AS "LIGHTERING."
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Sewage and Greywater Pollution

A LARGE TANKER SHIP PUMPING IS BILGE.
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No-Go Zones for Shipping

A "ROAD END" SIGN AT THE EDGE OF THE BERING SEA PACK ICE, NOME, ALASKA.
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